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The Matrix is perfect for rebooting and it’s the right time to do it

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Luke Owen praises the news of the Matrix reboot… Back in 2014 I wrote an article titled Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters is everything wrong with reboots. In it I argued that the idea behind rebooting the classic 1980s comedy was good in principle (it’s an easy enough premise to adapt and update) but the execution was […]

J.J. Abrams reveals Mark Hamill’s role in the Star Wars: The Force Awakens table read

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After watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens, you were probably left wondering why Lucasfilm bothered to bring Mark Hamill in for the cast table read when his character Luke Skywalker had no lines in the movie. Well, as you’d expect with a J.J. Abrams movie, it was partly to retain the movie’s secrets, but the director […]

Blu-ray Review – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 2015 Directed by J.J. Abrams Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow and Simon Pegg. SYNOPSIS: The cast from the original Star Wars trilogy meets […]

Sideshow’s Captain Phasma Premium Format Figure from Star Wars: The Force Awakens revealed

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Following all the exciting Force Friday II reveals for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Sideshow has now unveiled its Premium Format Captain Phasma figure which is based on the likeness of Gwendoline Christie’s First Order officer from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $530, and is expected to […]

Hot Toys’ Anakin Skywalker Movie Masterpiece figure from Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith revealed

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Sideshow has unveiled Hot Toys’ upcoming Movie Masterpiece Series sixth scale Anakin Skywalker figure which is based on the likeness of Hayden Christensen in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $235 and is expected to ship July-September 2018; take a look at the […]

Harrison Ford discusses the fate of Han Solo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Warning: Spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens follow… Unless you’ve been living out on Dagobah since December, I’m sure you’re well aware that Harrison Ford finally got his pre-Return of the Jedi wish this December, with his beloved character Han Solo being killed off in Star Wars: The Force Awakens after his climactic confrontation […]

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’s K-2SO gets a Premium Format Figure from Sideshow

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Sideshow Collectibles has unveiled its K-2SO Premium Format Figure from the blockbuster anthology movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The limited edition piece is available to pre-order now, priced at $650 and is expected to ship September-November 2018; take a look at the official promotional images here… SEE ALSO: Pre-order via Sideshow Collectibles   K-2SO […]

Hot Toys celebrates 40 years of Star Wars with Grand Moff Tarkin and Darth Vader collectible set

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In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Star Wars, Hot Toys has revealed its upcoming Grand Moff Tarkin and Darth Vader sixth scale collectible set from Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope; take a look at the official promotional images here… SEE ALSO: Pre-order via Sideshow Collectibles   In addition to the collectible set, […]

Star Wars: Episode VIII director Rian Johnson contributed story ideas and elements to Star Wars: Bloodline

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Following her acclaimed novel Star Wars: Lost Stars, author Claudia Gray returns to the galaxy far, far away next month with the release of Star Wars: Bloodline, the latest offering from Lucasfilm and Del Rey. If you needed another reason to pick up Bloodline, an article over on the official Star Wars site has revealed that Star […]